Author's Note: This one I envision as a kids' picture book with funny illustration of Sally's reactions to each morning's offerings, as well as simple recipes for each type of waffle in the back of the book, and maybe space for the owner to write in their own favorite waffle recipes. Illustrators of the world, … Continue reading Waffles Are Awful!
Tag: Short Story
Finally
Author's Note: As a species, we seem destined to hate, to fight, to destroy. If we don't find some extraterrestrial civilization worthy of venting our worst instincts upon, our greatest aspirations might not work out so great It took millennia, but the day finally came. It was a day that trillions had struggled to bring … Continue reading Finally
The Skinny Little Lion
Author's Note: I wrote this initially as a one-off story, but later realized it could be a jumping off point for a whole series of children's stories about the many lessons that various animals took from different versions of the Malu myth. If I ever find an illustrator, this might turn into something special. Aleexi … Continue reading The Skinny Little Lion
At Miss Cummings’ Grave
Author's note: I can't recall these many years later where the inspiration for this one came from. I think I had probably just discovered that Jacob's profession had been a thing, and my imagination just took it from there. Jacob Brookline thrust his shovel into the increasingly well-packed clay soil and found himself missing his … Continue reading At Miss Cummings’ Grave
Rapture
Author's Note: This one wrote itself in a way. The sing-song rhythm that I invariably fall into when I read it wasn't planned at all. I think with a bit of massaging, it could probably be a great poem, but I really like it as it is. Which, now that I think of it, is … Continue reading Rapture
Extradition
Author's Note: Not all missions go as planned. But the unexpected failure of some have far greater implications than anyone involved in planning or executing them could ever imagine. The young scientist knelt down for the third time in half an hour, his lungs madly grasping for purchase on the thinning air about him. The … Continue reading Extradition
The Three Little Pigs: Reprise
Author's Note: This one was inspired by the unexamined question: “Why did the wolf want to come in, in the first place?” As it turned out, I'm glad asked. Once upon a time, there were three little pigs that set out to build their own homes and seek their fortunes in the wide world. … Continue reading The Three Little Pigs: Reprise
Red-Handed
Author's Note: Man, there is so much of my life in this story that it was hard to read again after the 20 or so years since that difficult time for me. And it's obviously just the beginning of a much bigger story. But I think it's a pretty good beginning. It was the end … Continue reading Red-Handed
The Ultimate Freedom
Authors' Note: To know your fate without a doubt would be a powerful and liberating thing. When you know for certain what lies ahead for you, your worries and obligations no longer have any power over you. It's a blissful state of being, even if it only lasts for a few long seconds. “Skydiving is … Continue reading The Ultimate Freedom
The Termination
Author's Note: I often wonder about how much better the world might be without certain plagues that afflict it. This story is about the eradication of the worst of them. The scientist that took the podium looked, at first glance, more like a center linebacker for the Samoan National Football Team than a man … Continue reading The Termination
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